20180815 Mount Zion
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The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
A Jewish man prays at the traditional sight of the tomb of King David, wrapped in a talith, a traditional Jewish prayer shawl. Above the tomb is the Cenacle, also known as the 'Upper Room', a room in the David's Tomb Compound traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Cenacle, also known as the 'Upper Room', is a room in the King David's Tomb compound, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey bell tower (L) stands parallel to a Muslim mosque minaret built atop the the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper. The Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
Two nuns walk along the Dormition Abbey Lane. The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
A Muslim cemetery lays outside and adjacent to the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Cenacle, also known as the 'Upper Room', is a room in the King David's Tomb compound, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
A cat stands at the entrance to the rooftop observatory above the Cenacle, also known as the 'Upper Room', a room in the David's Tomb Compound traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey bell tower (R) stands parallel to a Muslim mosque minaret built atop the the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper. The Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Benedictine Dormition Abbey, Hagia Maria Sion, Dormition of Our Lady Monastery, on Mount Zion, just outside the Zion Gate. This Benedictine Basilica was built adjacent to the location of the Last Supper over the site where Virgin Mary is said to have fallen asleep for the last time. The land was bought by the German Emperor Wilhelm II from the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid in 1898. and construction was completed at the beginning of 20th century based on plans by Heinrich Renard. The first Benedictine monks arrived in 1906.
The Cenacle, also known as the 'Upper Room', is a room in the King David's Tomb compound, traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
The Israeli flag flies above rooftops of structures at the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
A tour guide explains the Ten Commandments at the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.
A tour guide explains the Ten Commandments at the King David's Tomb compound which also houses the Cenacle, known as the 'Upper Room', a room traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.